1873 Indian Head Penny - Closed 3, Damaged - Close 3, Rarer Type - Indian Head 1873 Cent US - Rarer Date & Variety

1873 Indian Head Penny. Holed for Jewelry long ago. Closed 3 Variety.

This bronze Indian Head cent is the "closed" 3 variety, which Chief Coiner Archibald L. Snowden complained might be misread as an 8. As a result, it was changed to an "open" 3 early in the year, making "closed" 3 1873 Indian Head Cents very rare.